Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 40.7% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Serbia instead of United States, you would:
pay 42.3% less for restaurants
|
United States
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.25
|
$5.55
RSD581
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.75
|
$5.06
RSD529
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
|
$1.33
RSD139
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
|
$0.87
RSD91
|
|
pay 57.0% less for groceries
|
United States
|
Serbia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.71
|
$0.48
RSD50
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.56
|
$2.46
RSD258
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.22
|
$3.49
RSD366
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
|
$1.48
RSD155
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.18
|
$2.13
RSD223
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.07
|
$0.41
RSD43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
|
$0.53
RSD56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.88
|
$0.55
RSD58
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.94
|
$0.52
RSD55
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
|
$0.25
RSD26
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.25
|
$0.25
RSD26
|
|
pay 2.0% more for transportation
|
United States
|
Serbia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.62
|
$6.13
RSD642
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$63.05
|
$27.49
RSD2,878
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,189.08
|
$21,537.06
RSD2,255,017
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.83
|
$6.27
RSD657
|
|
pay 60.5% less for housing
|
United States
|
Serbia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.11
|
$21.95
RSD2,298
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,225.46
|
$210.97
RSD22,089
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,034.80
|
$146.06
RSD15,293
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$128.68
|
$121.25
RSD12,695
|
|
pay 69.6% less for childcare
|
United States
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$891.12
|
$164.39
RSD17,212
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,195.09
|
$6,444.23
RSD674,737
|
|
pay 61.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
United States
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.52
|
$1.51
RSD158
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
|
$1.29
RSD135
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.90
|
$3.62
RSD379
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.67
|
$19.99
RSD2,093
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.58
|
$3.48
RSD365
|
|
pay 4.6% more for clothing
|
United States
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.02
|
$56.38
RSD5,904
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.26
|
$28.86
RSD3,022
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.54
|
$78.48
RSD8,217
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.31
|
$96.90
RSD10,146
|
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